On the runway at Threads 2013

A model shows off a dress inspired by the movie "The Avengers" during the Threads fashion show on Saturday, April 13, 2013. (Sun photo by LISA YANICK-JONAITIS/@lisayj_msun)

Even the audience was well dressed.

At the 15th annual “Threads Fashion Show” on the CMU campus Saturday night, Plachta Auditorium was packed as design and merchandising students showed off their collections.

Movies or, “Lights, Camera, Fashion” was this year’s theme for the all-student run event.

Following short clips of all the movies that inspired the designs, Jason Gagnon was first on stage with his impressions of ‘Memoirs of a Geisha.”

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Presenting all of his models in white face, Gagnon captured the flavor of the film with a variety of designs, including a long, red dress with a long jacket, a white jumpsuit, a short green mini worn with very high platform shoes, and a black and brown stylish long gown.

Minis were plentiful in the show, along with dresses with uneven hems that were short in the front and long in the back.

Lindsey Peters, who, along with Morgan Bregitzer produced the shows, offered some peach shorts with a jacket, while she herself wore shorts and a longer jacket. Her movie was “Across the Universe.”

Malorie Urda – “Almost Famous” was her movie – showed off a mini skirt with another long, transparent skirt attached.

Karla Schulze and Shenita McQueen –“Bonnie and Clyde” presented a sleeveless blouse with skinny pants and a fedora. Some of her other styles included short, swingy skirts and berets.

Chloe Scudder’s “Dark Knight” gave the audience a darker palette that included a form fitting, long coat with interest at the waist in the back, a style that was an audience pleaser. Her collection also contained pants with a low cut blouse that had either a very long tail or train.

A football uniform and a cheerleader’s dress were the offerings from the collection of Geoff Sykes and “Remember the Titans.”

Drs. Carol Beard and Su Kyoung An did justice to “Gone with the Wind” with a little girl’s print dress with hoop skirt and another hoop skirted design for the big girls.

A wedding dress was included in the show and that was part of Ashley Pinter’s” Cinderella” collection. It was a simple, white strapless dress, with small cutouts on the back of the dress.

White and black were the key colors in Melisa Dekoster’s “The Secret Garden.” She included a white and black dress, and another for a child.

“The Lion King” was the muse for Kristine Opaleski. Her creations reflected a jungle or island feel. Some of her styles included bare midriffs while others were long, comfortable looking dresses. No platform shoes for her, only flat sandals.

Some of the awards presented Saturday went to Chloe Scudder, who was named senior designer of the year, and Jason Gagnon and Kristine Opaleski, who were chosen co-winners for the collection of the year award.

Linda Gittleman may be reached at 989-463-6071, lgittleman@michigannewspapers.com or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/lgittleman.